beinspiredorrun

“Hmmm, tough call bro. Have you tried gouging out your eyes so you don’t have to see all those bodies anymore?”

“wut”

“What?”

“Shouldn’t you tell them to… stop dressing like that or something?”

“Don’t see why. It’s not their fault that the fact that they have bodies makes you a fucking sinful horndog. Gotta fix that problem yourself, buddy. Go on, blind yourself.”

“Uh….”

Straight Person™: No homo, but your haircut looks good on you.

This is a poem I wrote for my English class.  Warnings: mentions of rape/sexual harassment, homophobia, shaming Words: 295

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I am from oppression.

I am from “Keep your legs closed!”

I am from “Homosexuals are sinners!”

I am from “Your body is not yours!”

I am from “Oh that boy was just being nice.”

I am from “You’re ugly unless you wear makeup.”

I am from “You can’t go out in that dress!”

I am from “If you wear that, you’re asking for it.“

I am from “Oh you missed your period? You must be pregnant.”

I am from “You’re sad? We’re all sad. Just try and be happy.”

I am from “You’re a girl with short hair? You must be a lesbian.”

I am from “You’ve had sex? You’re such a slut.”

I am from “You haven’t had sex? You will never be good in bed.”

I am from “Oh, you’re white as fuck.”

I am from “Oh, you’re a woman.”

I am from a world where it’s never a man’s fault that a girl was raped.

I am from a world where I can’t be in love with the only person I want in my life.

I am from a world where God is more important than my medical needs.

I am from a world where it’s okay for boys to sexually harass girls, but as soon as a girl tries to defend herself, she’s the one that took it too far.

I am from a world where a product, or clothes define your beauty and worth.

I am from a world I wish I wasn’t.

I am from a world where, if I try to be myself, I get shamed, beaten, kicked out.

I am from a world where I wish people would see their worth in themselves, and not in products, or other things, or what other people think about them.

I am from a world that needs to take a step back and realize that guys are not always the victim, but sometimes girls aren’t either.

I am from a world that needs to respect people’s decisions with their bodies.

I am from a world that needs to realize that everyone is a person, no matter their sexuality, gender, what they do, who they are.

I am from a world where, if your period is a little out of wack once and a while, you’re automatically pregnant.

I am from a world where your mental health should be valued as high as your physical health, but a lot of times it’s not.

I am from a world where too many people take one look at someone, whether they’re a boy, girl, or neither, and assume that their look tells their whole life story.

I am from a world where your sex life dictates your future.

I am from a world that takes privilege and makes it about race.

I am from a world where I matter more than other people, only because of the color of my skin.

I am from a world where I matter less than other people, because I am woman, and I assumed to be weak, and useless, and pathetic.

I am from a world that makes so many mistakes.

put a record on, lie in bed, and something just hits home.

1. Sunday Morning- Ani Difranco // 2. So Sorry- Feist // 3. Someday You Will Be Loved- Death Cab For Cutie // 4. These Days- St. Vincent // 5. Fear and Loathing- Marina and the Diamonds // 6. Sea of Love- Cat Power // 7. Calypso- Suzanne Vega // 8. The Hours- Beach House // 9 In the Woods Somewhere- Hozier // 10. Riptide- Vance Joy // 11. Oh Father- Madonna // 12. It’s Only Fear- Alexi Murdoch

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